It has been a little while since I have reached out to you all. In that time we have wrapped up the classroom and at-home faith formation programs, and have celebrated First Holy Communion for 70 of our young Michaelonians. In looking toward these last few weeks before summer officially begins, I wanted to remind you of a few events we have happening.
As a reminder, at St. Michael we offer sacrament preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion during a child's 3rd grade year. The diocese requires that all eligible children are enrolled in a regular at-home or classroom faith formation and participate in sacrament preparation as an additional program outside of the usual faith formation. You can see the details at https://www.saint-mikes.org/commprep. Registration for the 2022/2023 year will open in July 1st!
In this month's issue of the E-News:
- Come and See program for adults
- Vacation Bible School - its gonna be monumental!
- Blessed Beginnings - New Program!!! - SURVEY
- Faith Formation registration for 2022/2023
Come and See - Series starting June 7th at 6:30pm in room 206
Do you have questions about what Catholics believe?
Do you have a family member, or friend, a spouse you would like to invite to explore the faith?
If so, come and see what the Catholic Church teaches and why.
Tuesday Evenings in June and July.
All are invited - Bring a friend!
Have you signed up yet?
Vacation Bible School
It's going to be Monumental!
July 11th-15th, 2022
9:00-12:00pm
All children in rising grades K-5th are invited to participate!
The $40 registration fee includes a tee shirt, snack each day as well as a whole lot of fun! There is also an option to purchase the downloadable music too!
Click the orange "VBS Registration" button for more details and to sign up!
EARLY CATHOLIC FAMILY LIFE:
BLESSED BEGINNINGS -
New Program, coming this fall!
We are very excited to offer a new program this Fall! This program is for families (Moms and/or Dads) to have some fun with your 6 month - 4 year old child(ren) and then for parents to gather and discuss family life while the children have a snack and play. Blessed Beginnings will use resources from Early Catholic Family Life (ECFL) curriculum.
This 8-week long program will meet one day a week for 90-minutes. Sessions will begin in September and will end in November.
Weekly format:
* Explore themed stations with your child(ren) age 0-4
* Gather for circle time
* Parent will then help their child get "ready" for snack time
* Parents will move into a different room for a guided parent discussion
This 8-week long program will meet one day a week for 90-minutes. Sessions will begin in September and will end in November.
Weekly format:
* Explore themed stations with your child(ren) age 0-4
* Gather for circle time
* Parent will then help their child get "ready" for snack time
* Parents will move into a different room for a guided parent discussion
* Children stay and play with adult leaders.
This program will give you quality time with your child, will allow you to meet other Michaelonians with children the same ages, provide you with the opportunity to connect with other parents and talk about raising kids in the faith.
This program will give you quality time with your child, will allow you to meet other Michaelonians with children the same ages, provide you with the opportunity to connect with other parents and talk about raising kids in the faith.
See what parents are saying about their ECFL experience...
Do you have children age 0-4 years old or know someone who does?
Please complete this survey and share it with others.
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION 2022-2023
This year presented us with more challenges but we persevered. I cannot thank our dedicated catechists, you devoted parents and the awesome children for all of your commitment and flexibility. This week I will be emailing surveys to all of the families who enrolled in elementary faith formation this year to give you an opportunity to share feedback with us.
Registration for the new faith formation year, 2022-2023 will begin in July. When registration opens we will email you a link to the online form as well as post it on the website and in the weekly parish Flocknote.
